We use maps every day, to help direct us to a new restaurant, or to find the quickest way to drive to work. We often forget how versatile maps can be, but they’re a great tool to provide context and visual explanations for some of the most interesting topics.
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These maps provide information that we didn’t know we needed to know. Prepare to have your mind blown.
Wrong Priorities
The United States is a world leader in many ways. Often, the world looks to the U.S. to see what it will do next, but not in this case.
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It’d be one thing to offer less paid time off for maternity leave, but offering no time off at all? It’s clear that the United States values its workforce more than the care of its population. Maybe it's time for the U.S. to follow the rest of the world.
Land of Monsters
The legends of Big Foot and the Loch Ness Monster are infamous, but did you know that the United States is apparently home to over 30 monsters of all shapes and sizes?
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Whether swimming in a lake, walking through the forest, or hiking up a mountain, you might be close to a creature only told about in horror stories. And who knows? You just might become famous for the next monster sighting—if you live to tell the tale.
Life's a Highway
Globalization has allowed humans to connect easily with one another. People meet all the time on the internet and in person, thanks to the ease with which we can board a flight and find ourselves in a completely new country.
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However, the Trans-Eurasian Belt Development had an idea and proposed a highway that would provide an alternative mode of transportation, connecting London all the way to New York. Talk about an epic road trip!
Spidey Senses
This is what charts are all about—thank goodness we’ve been given a map that tells us how people across the U.S. feel about who is the best actor to play Spider-Man.
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All we have to say is that Tom Holland brings a youthful exuberance that the other two simply cannot live up to. At least now we know where we should be keeping our opinions to ourselves. Marvel fans do not mess about.
Map-net
Some people collect snow globes or keychains from the places they visit. If you're a big collector, the country of Lithuania has created the thing for you—a map made out of magnets! Each magnet has both the shape and the main attraction of a city—and here's the kicker—the magnets are only sold in that specific location.
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This invention combines travel, entertainment, and aesthetics perfectly. What a great way to encourage tourism and get the whole family involved.
Midnight(s) Train
Traveling by train can be a great way to see the landscape and move quickly between places. If this is your preferred mode of transportation, you have to check out the train line that takes you all the way from Faro, Portugal to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam.
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Taking over 10 days from start to finish, and traversing over 7,070 miles, this is the train for travelers who want to cover as much ground as possible.
